April 27, 2010

LOS ANGELES – Cal State Monterey Bay's #Heather Penna# capped off her strong senior season with a All-Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) honorable mention selection, as announced by the league office today.

“Our congratulations go out to Heather for all her hard work this  year,” said head coach #Gary Figueroa#. “She will be missed next year.”

Penna  finished the regular season with 23 goals and 16 assists while accumulating 22 steals on defense.

Starting in all 30 games, Penna recorded a season-high three goals in both victories over Fresno Pacific.

CSUMB will open the 2010 WWPA Tournament on Friday, April 30, against Cal State San Bernardino at 10:20 a.m. To follow the Otters, go to the Tournament Headquarters.

2010 Western Water Polo Association Women's Water Polo Honors
First-Team
Kristine Cato, Loyola Marymount
Stephanie Heinrich, UC San Diego
Jenny Knutson, Santa Clara
Alyson Moss, Cal State Bakersfield
Diana Romero, Loyola Marymount
Anne Scott, Loyola Marymount
Laurel Stricklin, Sonoma State

Second-Team
Kirsten Bates, UC San Diego
Kallie Berry, Colorado State
Jenna Casady, Cal State East Bay
Casey Flacks, Loyola Marymount
Claire Pierce, Cal State East Bay
Markayla Quane, UC San Diego
Kaitlin Torres, Cal State Bakersfield

Honorable Mention
Audra Bloom, UC San Diego
#Heather Penna#, Cal State Monterey Bay
Lenzie Quist, Cal State San Bernardino
Megan Pezzolla, Cal State Bakersfield
Liz Warren, Cal State East Bay
Arielle Worthington, Chapman
Meg Zimmerman, Santa Clara
 
All-Freshman Team
Claire Pierce, Cal State East Bay
Erin Manke, Loyola Marymount
Jessica Browning, Cal State Bakersfield
Lindsay Rangel, Sonoma State
Megan Pezzolla, Cal State Bakersfield
Misty Vu, Cal State San Bernardino
Alison Norris,Santa Clara

Player of the Year: Anne Scott (Sr., Utl.), Loyola Marymount
Newcomer of the Year: Claire Pierce (Fr., Utl), Cal State East Bay
Coach of the Year: Lisa De Rossi-Cooper, Cal State East Bay